
The Missionaries of Mercy are Growing — And Their Ministry is Changing Lives
Pope Francis formally commissioned the Missionaries of Mercy during a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Ash Wednesday 2016.
Pope Francis formally commissioned the Missionaries of Mercy during a Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Ash Wednesday 2016.
The Missionaries of Mercy appointed in 2016 by the Pope recommitted themselves to their task in Rome
According to the Pontifical Council for Promoting the New Evangelization, there are currently 1,040 Missionaries of Mercy.
Thoughts from priests on the special year.
Francis also writes of new World Day of the Poor in new apostolic letter, Misericordia et Misera.
Father Raymond J. De Souza, who is one of the Missionaries of Mercy, reports from Rome about this signature Year of Mercy moment.
The Holy Father offered his reflections on their special role during the jubilee on Feb. 9. They will be given their official mandate during his Ash Wednesday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Feb. 10.
Priests who are good confessors must recognize their own sins in order to forgive and comfort penitents, the Holy Father said in his homily Feb. 9 at Mass with Capuchin Franciscan friars from around the world.
The relics will remain for a week of vigils, Masses and stops at several Roman churches, including St. Peter’s Basilica, before returning to their usual place of repose.
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